Oil vaporizer and burner



Aug. 7, 1945', M. C.JONES 2,381,289

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Mager G. Jones, Portsmouth, Va.

Application March 10,1944, Serial No. 525,894

4 (llaims.

This invention relates to. new and useful improvements in burners and more particularly to a vaporizer for vaporizing oil in juxtaposition to the burner.

An important object of the invention is to provide a vaporizer which is provided with an automatic air control for supplying air depending 3 upon the volume of oil in the vaporizer.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings: Figure 1 represents a top plan paratus.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view; I

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the apparatus. 1

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the frustoconical member.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the float.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the operating meansfor the frusto-conical member.

I Referring'to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the apparatus consists of a shell 5 having an upwardly converging side wall and upon which sits a burner view of the apbowl 6, the interior of which defines a combustion chamber.- The bottom 1 of the shell 5 slants upwardly in an inward direction and merges with a vertically disposed frusto-conical part 8 of the shell 5 having perforations -9 therein." A plu- .creases the space between itself and said part 8 to permit more air to rise and pass through the perforations 9 in said part 8 to vaporize oil in the shell 5, numeral l5 denoting the approximate'level of the oil.

The lower end ofsaid slide member I4 is provided with-a depending skirt 16 having therein a pair of diametrically opposite slots ll.

Circumscribing and afiixed to the upper portion of the skirt I6 is a shelf I 8 from which bearing brackets I!) depend to support a horizontal shaft 20 having crank portions 2|, 2| located and operative within the slots ll of the skirt I6.

One end of the shaft 20 has an arm 22 which is pivotally connected to and 23 and this, in turn, extends to pivotally connect to an arm 24 on a rockable structure 25 which includes a float 26 operative in an oil level well 21.

It can now be seen, that depending upon the level of the 011 IS, the position of the float 26 will set the shaft 20 and correspondingly the frustoconical slide member I4 to regulate the amount of air which passes upwardly between said member l4 and the frusto-conical part 8 and into the shell 5 to vaporize the oil content thereof.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the 1. An oil vaporizer comprising a shell said shell I having an imperforate outside wall and a bottom hollow form vertically adjustable in said frustoconical part-and slidably connected therewith to guide the same during adjustment, and oil level responsive means for adjusting said air control member.

2. An oil vaporizer comprising a shell said shell having an imperf'orate outside wall and a bottom forming a container for oil to be vaporized and an inside perforated frusto-conical part rising from said bottom for admitting air through the side thereof into said shell above the level of .oil in the shell, means to supply oil to said container, an air admission control member of frusto-conical hollow form vertically adjustable in said frustoconical part and slidably connected therewith to guide the same during adjustment, oil level responsive means for adjusting said .air control member, and a flame deflector mounted on the upper end of said frusto-conical part.

3. An oil vaporizer comprising a shell said shell having an imperforate outside wall and a bottom forming a container for oil to be vaporized and an inside perforated part rising therefrom for admitting air through the side thereof to the shell above the level of oil in the shell, means to in said frusto-conical part and slidably connected therewith to guide the same during adjustment,

and oil level responsive means for adjusting said air control member comprising a float, a crankshaft, connecting means between the float and the crankshaft, said crankshaft including a crank operativel connected to said air control memberv to adjust the same.

4. An oil vaporizer comprising a shell said shell having an imperforate outside wall and a bottom forming a container for oil to be vaporized and an inside frusto-conical perforated part rising 5 from said bottom for admitting air through the side thereof into said shell above the level of oil 

